BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - New England Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 10, 2021, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Boston-Cambridge-Newton - November 2021": Prices in the Boston area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), increased 1.7 percent for the two months ending in November 2021, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Co  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 11 (TNSRep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 10, 2021, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - November 2021": The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast rose 0.6 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Alexandra Hall Bovee noted that the increase reflected incr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following report entitled "CBO's Economic Forecasting Record: 2021 Update": * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Changes in Labor Productivity Trends Growth of labor productivity in the nonfarm business sector--the ratio of real output to labor hours worked--is a key input into CBO's forecast of real output growth. Although growth in labor productivity fluctuates widely from quarter to quarter, its average growth rate tends to r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (TNSPol) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2021: Entanglement in fishing gear has become a leading threat to endangered whales and sea turtles on all U.S. coastlines. So the Center for Biological Diversity formally petitioned the National Marine Fisheries Service today to require crab, lobster and other trap fisheries to convert to new ropeless or "pop-up" gear within the next five years. The petition requests that the agency  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSPol) -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2021: On December 8, 2021, the Acting Director of the U.S. Census Bureau issued a notice of determination identifying the jurisdictions subject to the language assistance provisions of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, which are available at 86 Federal Register 69611. The new Section 203 determinations, which are described in detail in the  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2021: Governor Kathy Hochul announced today that the State Board for Historic Preservation has recommended adding 21 properties to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The nominations include the former home and workplace of a pioneering 20thcentury social reformer in New York City, a summer camp created in Western New York by a spiritual community, the residence of a lumber  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 11 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2021: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced masks will be required to be worn in all indoor public places unless businesses or venues implement a vaccine requirement. This a major action to address the winter surge comes as COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations rise statewide to be in alignment with the CDC's recommendations for communities with substantial and high transmission. The State He  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (TNSPol) -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following news release: On December 8, 2021, the Acting Director of the U.S. Census Bureau issued a notice of determination identifying the jurisdictions subject to the language assistance provisions of Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act, which are available at 86 Federal Register 69611. The new Section 203 determinations, which are described in detail in the Voting R  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 (TNSJou) -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release on Dec. 10, 2021: A study led by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution scientists is explaining why warm and salty water along with warm water fish species, such as the deep-sea dwelling Gulf Stream flounder and Black Sea bass, were found far inshore in New England in the middle of winter 2017. How did this happen? Researchers say it is due to an intrusion of offshore water from   more